Humour and Irony in Dutch Post-war Fiction Film

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Humour and Irony in Dutch Post-war Fiction Film / Peter Verstraten.

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Dutch cinema, when discussed, is typically treated only in terms of pre-war films or documentaries, leaving post-war fictional film largely understudied. At the same time, a "Hollandse school," a term first coined in the 1980's, has developed through deadpan, ironic films like those o...

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Verstraten, Peter
Place / Publishing House:Amsterdam, Netherlands : : Amsterdam University Press,, 2016.
©2016
Year of Publication:2016
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Series:Framing film (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Physical Description:1 online resource (427 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) :; illustrations.
Notes:Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
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Table of Contents:
  • Front matter
  • TABLE OF CONTENTS
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • 1. Low-Class Comedies
  • 2. Multicultural Comedies
  • 3. From 'Kind-hearted' Comedies to Neurotic Romances
  • 4. Deliberate Camp
  • 5. Humour as an Aftermath Effect
  • 6. Homosocial Jokes
  • 7. From Ludic Humour to Cosmic Irony
  • 8. From Insubordinate Playfulness to Subversive Irony
  • 9. From Grotesque Caricature to Grotesque Satire
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Filmography
  • Photo Credits
  • Index of Concepts
  • Index of Titles
  • Index of Names

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